The Arizona champion., 1887-07-30
Pbilip Holzman, w, Lentz, H.

Geo. H. Tinker will leave this evea- ing for Prescott to be present at the hearing of the Davis habeas corpus case before Probate Judge O'Nelll,
 The Lordsburg 4dDaate has been removed to Pnenix and IS now pub. lished in that city by l. R. Btrt, It is bright, newsy sheet and like the H<ydM and Ar7sORiaH it has placed itself on record as "forninst" the blackmailing land grabbers.
 Oliver & Co. s store, at Seligman. was set on fire by sparks from a rail- way engine; old town was burned from the same cause and trees have been set on fire close to town in a similar way Everyone should keep a sharp look out for thelr property as the close proximity of the railroad to the buildings in Flagstaff makes 1t extremely dangerous.
 When you visit Prescott and wish to hire any style of rig, from a enc horse buggy to six horse stage coach go to the Grey Eagle Stables, Granite Street, ,and you can be accommodated. The proprietors, Messrs. Shull and Austin have the finest turnou;s to be found thIs side of Los Angeles. Also feed and sale stable. Saddle horses speciality, COW
 Leases on property given by the A. & P. Railroad Company for three years to the property owners on the south side of the railroad are being rapidly signed, some few are "klck- ing" about it, but they will doubtless fall into line after they have made little talk. The railroad company are acting liberally in offering three years lease, as they have undoubted right to take the land at any time.
 A correspondent of the Las Vegas Ophf, in writing to that paper from this place says: "rhe climate of Flag. staff, Is delightful; the people social and hospitable; the soil rich, and, in fact, every inducement for one to locate and live comfortably and grow rich, and why it is that country endowed with all these advantages has not been settled up long ago is a mysterious question. <
 Great credit IS due to Mir. T. Al Riordan for the prompt and energetic work by which he has succeeded, In only two weeks from the time of the fire, in bringing the heavy machinery of the saw mill, including engine and boiler from Rogers Lake and setting it up in the Arizona Lumber Com pany's yard, where il IS standing now ready for operations, The big saw will commence revolving Monday morning. An example of the dangers attend ing the unnecessary carrying of a pl3- tol, occurred last Sunday morning. A young fellow named Tom Hicks, who was at Marshall & Primes slaugn- ter house started to come into town with pistol stuck inside his pants. The weapon got too low down and he caught hold of the handle 70 jerk 1t higher up, when, by some means, It exploded, the bail ranging downward through the peivis. Hicks, who was scarcely more than boy, fingered until Tuesday when he died.
 The Brannen addition, situated on the southern side of the railroad, at the eastern end of the town, is now being surveyed and laid out in lots. Those deslrouS of securing a beautl fully located mountain home, in a l climate that cannot be surpassed, can 1 do so by calling at the store of P. ]. Brannen. There IS an undisputed | title to this land, and the lots are laid l out so by I5o feet each, with 75 10 l I5o feet avenues. Call early and se- lect your lots. This is the most de- slrable property for either business or family residences in the town of Flag staff.
 A desperate af'ray occurred be- tween some Mexicans, about o'clock on Thursday morning, in the San Juan saloon, in which one man came near losing his life. A quarrel com menced between them when one of them being unarmed ran away anoth. CT following him with fearful look ing weapon with a blade about eight inches long. He caught him at the railroad track and commenced to carve him in a horrible manner, driv- ing the knife in one place right through the thigh. Another Mexican who interiered in the fight, but had no weapon, was arrested and brought up before Geo. H. Tinker, justice of the peace, and fined S25 and costs But the brute who did the cutting escaped.
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